Trouser supporter



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l.. BRENNER TRQUSER s'UPPoRTER vFiled Jan. 16, 1926 preferably PatentedAug. 24, 1926.

LOUIS BRENNER, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

TROUSER SUPPORTER.

Application filed January 1G, 1926. Serial No. 81,680.

The present invention is directed toV improvements in trousersupporters.

The primary object of the invention is to provide an article of thischaracter so constructed that it can be conveniently secured to thewaist of the trousers to form a. permanent part thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide an article of thisnature including a belt for engaging the body of the wearer, the belthaving combined therewith elements so arranged as to effectively supportthe trousers without discomfort to the wearer.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an article 0f thischaracter so constructed that the use of Suspenders and exterior beltsis eliminated.

TWith these and other objects in view, this invention resides in thelnovel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangementof parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustratedin the accompanying drawing, in which z Figure l is a perspective viewof the device.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view.

Figure ,3 is a partial longitudinal sectional view.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view through one of the flaps.

The device comprises a belt l, preferably of stout fabric, the ends ofwhich are provided with adjustably connected buckle elements 2 and 3,respectively, whereby the belt can be conveniently adjusted upon thewaist of the user.

Secured to the outer surface of the belt 1 by stitches t is a'l fabricstrip 5 of greater width than said belt, there being a canvas stiifeningstrip 6 of the same width as the strip 5 placed face to face with thestrip 5. A plurality of pairs of spaced vertical stitches 7 are appliedto the strips 5 and 6, six in number, so as to be equally around thewaist of the wearer in which are placed distributed to provide pockets 8metal plates 9.

Placed in intimate contact with the strip 6 is a strip 10, -which is ofthe same width as the strips 5 and 6. The lower edges of the strips 5, 6and l0 are secured together by the stitches d, while the upper edgesthereof are secured by stitches 11, which close the upper ends of thepockets 8, the lower ends thereof` being closed by the stitches ll.rllhe stitches ll are also employed to secure the respective strips tothe upper edges of the waist to the trousers 12, as clearly shown inFigure 2 of the drawing.

The ends of the strips 5 and 6 terminate in flaps 13, which are reducedand consequently strips. rlhe upper edges of these flaps are secured tothe trousers by the stitches l1.

It will be observed that the belt l is of greater' length than thestrips 5, 6 and l() so that access can be conveniently had to the buckleelements f2 and 3. It will be 0f course understood that the device isfully completed before it is stitched to the waist of the trousers andare made to fit standard size waist lines. However, slight adjustmentscan be made upon manipulating` the buckle elements 2 and 3 should it bedesired. Y

In use the belt l will snugly engage the waist of the wearer and owingto the fact that the plates 8 are vertically Vdisposed and that therespective strips are secured to the upper edge of the trousers thetrousers will be effectively supported from a point above the belt.

Owing to the inherent resiliency of the plates 8 the wearer can bendover and turn or twist without discomfort.

What is claimed is A trouser supporter consisting of a belt, a pair ofstrips havingfree end portions with their lower edges stitched to thelower edge of the belt, said strips being disposed longitudinally withrespect to the belt and being of less length than the belt, the upperedges of the strips being disposed above the plane of the upper edge ofsaid belt and capable of being secured to the waistband of the trousers,a plurality of pairs of trans verse stitches uniting the strips atintervals and providing pockets, and plates arranged ifn tpe pockets, asand for the purpose set ort i.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature.

LOUIS BRENNER.

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